Aerial torpedo.



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AERIAL TORPEDO.

APPUCATION FILED MAR. ZZVISH'H.

Patented Aug. 13, 19l8. 2 SHEETSSHEET 1- Fish 1 aux/M i 6.1. KOCIALEK. AERIAL TORPEDO. APPLICATION mm MAR. 22.1918.

Patentad Aug. 13, 1918;

Z SHEET$$HEET 2- FIG. 8. FIG. 5

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE J. KOCIALEK, AVOCA, PENNSYLVANIA.

AEFQIAL ronrnno.

To dz whom ifmay concern: i

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. KocIALnK,

a citizen of the United States of-America,

residing at Avoca, in the county of Luzerne and- State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aerial Torpedoes, of which the following is a specification.

r The primary object of the invention is the provision of a torpedo adapted for traveling through the air by its own power to be'automaticallyexplodcd when striking any object such as .a point within the enemies lines.

A further. object of the invention is to provide a flying torpedo adapted to be directed in its travel toward the enemy, the same having self-contained propelling means and ar ranged to automatically explode for destroying the enemies men and property.

A still further object of the device is to provide afiying torpedo having a launching device for directing the travel of the torpedo, motor means being arranged within the torpedo separating the same from the launching device when released and car ying the torpedo through the air toward a target such as the trenches of the enemy.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Fi Ire 1 isa side elevation of the torpedo and its launching device, a portion of the latter being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is acentral longitudinal sectional view of the torpedo. 2

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken l upon the line IVIV of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a rear end elevation of the torpedo and its fin members.

.Fig. 6 is an elevational view of a portion thereof, and a Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken upon the line VII-VII of Fig. 1.

, The device broadly consists of a bomb or torpedo 10 having a directing means or fin device 11 carried thereby while a launching Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 13, 1918, Application filed March 22, 1918. Serial No. 223,911.

means 12' is arranged for starting the torpedo upon its course through the air.

The torpedo 10 comprises a cylindrical casing 13 with a rounded forward end It and a removable cap 1:) at its open rear end while a shaft 16 is cccentrically journaled longituc'linally of the casing 13 with a pr0- pellcr blade 17 upon its outwardly pro ecting and forwardly of the torpedo. tor 18 is arranged within the central compartment or chamber 19 of the casing 13 are arranged forwardly and rearwardlv re ring spectively of the compartment 19, a mp2!) being arranged for the charge 27 and a similar cap 30 being provided to explode the rear charge 28. A. firing pin 31' is normally arranged spaced from the cap 30 having a head 32 positioned rearwardly 'of the.

.cap so that upon striking an object when .the torpedo is moving with the cap 15 in the advance of the device, the cap will explode thecharge 28. A rod 33 is slidably arranged within the casing 13 having a foot member 3% within the charge 28 and having a forward sharpened end 35 normally arranged spaced from the cap 29. When the charge 28 explodes. the rod 33 is longitudinally projected for exploding the cap 29 and firing the forward charge 27.

A lever 36 is connected to the pin 31 and has an operating rod 37 positioned in a-linement with the shaft 16 so that the shaft 16 will move rearwardly, contacting the rod 37 and bring the pin 31 into firing contact with the cap 30 when the propeller 17 hits against any object during the forward movement of the torpedo 10. From this con- A mo-- charges 27 and 28 within the torpedo will' blades 42 are carried by the plates 38 and 39 i of supporting and directingL ward'ly by the propeller 17.

struction, it will be seen that both of the be automatically fired successively in whichever direction the torpedo may travel, such explosion being adapted for damaging thesurrounding objects.

which act during the flight of the torpedo through the air somewhat after the nature planes and giving a substantially straig t course to the torpedo duringits flight while pulled for- Thelaunching device 12 comprises a frame 43 mounted npon'rails 441'positioned upon the ground, the said frame being-adjustable ,ing retaining struts 45 and 46 for arranging" .the .frames substantially upright when de and adapted for folding when desired hav- Sired foi use. A barrel member His hinged a four-armedireceiving guide 49 arranged centrally of the barrel for receiving the torpedo 10andfin members 11 thereof for ini- '.-1tiallv starting the device upon its travel through the air? "A toothed'rack 50 depends the rear I end of the barrel 47' for engagin a bracket '35 ferent adjustments for starting the torpedo fil whereby the barrel may be ti ted at difupon its'flight at the required upward inclination. A retaining latch 'ortrigger- 52 is pivoted upon the rear end of tlie 'barrel- 37 for engaging a lug 53 npon'the rear end of the torpedo 10 for preventing the forward movement of the. torpedo out of the barrel 47 .until the trigger 52 is released.

' With the torpedo andfin member" arranged in the'barrel47 ready for launching as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings,.tho

operator by' pulling the-handle 24.and openx ardly, the latch trigger 52 will-be released mg the valve 22 will start the. motor 18 in operation forrapidly revolving the propeller 17 -When sufiicient speed has been acquiredby the propeller to draw the torpedo 10 forwhereupon the propeller 17 will forwardly draw the torpedo 10 and fin members 11 out,

of the barrel 47 and through the air. toward the place where the same has been directed by the person in charge of the device. The manner of exploding the charges 27 and 28 has already iieen fully described herein and it will he won that a -sclfiropcllcd aerial torpedo is arranged in which the direction of its cos-use may be substantially controlled by manipulating the launching device 12.

The entire device preferably formed of "for i metal and a suitable form of propeller 17 is adapted to be employed which may have a centrally arranged head 54; at the forward striking an object, a propelli ngffan for the device upon the outer end of the shaft, a driving motor for said shaft arranged within the casing, starting ,means for the motor rearwardly of the casing, an explesivecharge within the casing and means adapted for igniting the said charge upon the inward reciprocation of the said shaft.

2. An aerial torpedo comprising a casing,-

. a shaft journaled through the casing adapt ed forinward' longitudinal movement upon striking an object, a propelling fan for the device upon the outer end of the shaft, a

driving motor for said shaft arranged within the casing, starting means for the motor rearwardly of the casing, an explosive charge within the casing, a firing pinfor said charge as at 48 up -t QP 0f he frame 43 havlng extending rearwardly of the casing adapted gniting the charge upon an inward' movement'of the pin arranged within the inward path of movement of said shaft where for inward longitudinal movement upon striking an object, a propelling fan for the device upon the outer end of the shaft, a

driving motor for said shaft arranged within the casing, startingmcans for the motor rearward] y of the casing, an explosive charge within the casing, a firing pin for said charge. extending rearwardly of the casing adapted for igniting the charge upon an inward movement of the pin arranged within the inward path of movement of said shaft whereby the said charge is exploded when the outer end of the shaft strikes an object during the forwardmovement of the device, a second and forwa rdly positioned explosive charge within the casing, anexplosivewap for said forward charge, an explodin'grod for the said cap having a foot portion arranged within the first named explosive charge whereby the forward charge is adapt; e for automatic ignition subsequent to the.

igniting operation of the said firing pin.

4. An aerial torpedo comprising a casing,

1 a shaft journaled through the casing adapted for inward longitudinal movement upon striking an object, a propelling fan for the device upon the outer end of the shaft, a driving motor for said shaft arranged within the casing, starting means for the motor reari wardly of the casing, an explosiue charge I arcuate cover plates longitudinally during the forward movement of the device secured 10 around the said casing, and radially roje cting sustaining planes carried by t e said plates, y

In testimony whereof I afiili; my signature.

' GEORGE .1. KOCIALEKJ 

